This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.
What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
What do the Faculty of Arts Categories mean?
| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Faculty of Arts Category | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary 1 - choose 20CP from this list | |||||
| Philosophical Issues of Physical Sciences | PHIL30052 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
| The Philosophy and History of Medicine | PHIL30082 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
| Philosophy of Psychology | PHIL30077 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
| Extended Essay (TB1) | PHIL30143 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
| Virtue and Well-Being | PHIL30126 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
| Interdisciplinary 2 - choose 20CP from this list | |||||
| Philosophy of Biology | PHIL30063 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
| Ethics and Literature | PHIL30094 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
| Philosophy of Technology | PHIL30140 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
| Extended Essay (TB1) | PHIL30143 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
| Civic Engagement - choose 20CP from this list | |||||
| The Ethics of Migration and Citizenship | PHIL30118 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
| Philosophy and the Environment | PHIL30112 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
| Philosophy of Education | PHIL30145 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
| Social Philosophy - choose 20CP from this list | |||||
| Themes in Ethics | PHIL30137 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
| Feminist Philosophy | PHIL30123 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
| Political Economy | PHIL30142 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
| Reflective Philosophy - choose 20CP from this list | |||||
| Death, dying and disease | PHIL30115 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
| Beyond Humanity | PHIL30139 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
| Philosophy of Mathematics | PHIL30090 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
| The Frankfurt School | PHIL30141 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
| 20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
| Dissertation - Mandatory | |||||
| Philosophy (BA) | 120 | ||||
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 100 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
